decarbonisation

Sustainability

University of Essex Awards Decarbonisation Consulting Contract

The University of Essex has selected Mitie for a consulting contract to support its ambition to reach net zero ScopeRead More »

Social Housing

Wates to Support Decarbonisation of Orbit Homes

Wates will retrofit 410 homes as part of a decarbonisation programme by UK not-for-profit housing group Orbit. The contract willRead More »

Perspectives

Decarbonising the Steel Industry

From green hydrogen to carbon capture, Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, considers the challenges and opportunities the steelRead More »

Sustainability

Decarbonising the Packaging Industry 

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, discusses challenges to decarbonising the packaging industry – including regulatory, technical and technologicalRead More »

UK & Ireland

Bringing New Value to Energy Strategies

DCC Energy, a subsidiary of FTSE 100-listed DCC plc, has rebranded the recently acquired eEnergy Management consultancy as ‘Equity Energies’Read More »

United Kingdom

Helping Local Authorities Drive Net Zero Innovation

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Newcastle City Council and SSE Energy Solutions will lead to the opening ofRead More »

Perspectives

Why Energy Resilience in Business is Being Driven by Data

With the energy market remaining volatile, energy is increasingly a board-level discussion. How to use less, how to manage costsRead More »

United Kingdom

EMCOR UK Launches Carbon Transformation Platform

EMCOR UK has unveiled a new Carbon Transformation platform in response to evolving market trends and customer needs. The solutionRead More »

United Kingdom

Delivering Carbon Removal at Scale

Energy from waste (EfW) operator enfinium has published a plan decarbonise its own operations and deliver carbon removals at scaleRead More »

Latest Updates

Johnson Controls Reports Progress On Sustainability Targets

The 2024 Sustainability Report from Johnson Controls indicates the company is making significant progress on decarbonising the built environment. Notably,Read More »

United Kingdom

Supporting the NHS Vision of Delivering the World’s First Net Zero Health Service

Sodexo Health & Care has achieved level 3 status on NHS’s Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment maturity matrix.   The NHSRead More »

Latest Updates

Organisations Report ‘Legislation Lethargy’ with Sustability Reporting

According to a new survey from Mitie, organisations in the United Kingdom feel overwhelmed by the strain of sustainability reporting,Read More »

India

Decarbonising Buildings in India

As India ramps up efforts to decarbonise its rapidly growing infrastructure of buildings, the Mahindra Group, one of India’s leading industrialRead More »

Latest Updates

UK Budget: A Missed Opportunity?

Gavin Graveson, Senior Executive Vice President for Veolia in Northern Europe, comments on the UK Chancellor’s Spring Budget. Almost 60Read More »

Latest Updates

Deadline Approaching for UK Business Decarbonisation Funding

In January, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) opened applications for Phase 3 of its Industrial Energy TransformationRead More »

Perspectives

Accelerating the Journey to Decarbonisation

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, explores the potential of smart technologies and artificial intelligence for businesses navigating theRead More »

Germany

Leadec Extends Whole-of-Lifecycle Sustainability Offering for UK Manufacturers

Global supplier of decarbonisation solutions to the industrial sector Leadec has opened a Green Hub in Coventry to support manufacturersRead More »

Catering

Sodexo Reports Increase in Meat-free Meals

Eleven per cent of more than 2.7 million meals sold across 285 Sodexo UK and Ireland client sites in 2023Read More »

Latest Updates

Mitie’s Decarbonisation Forecasts for 2024

Mitie has launched Net Zero Navigator 2024, its latest research into decarbonisation trends and the measures organisations can implement onRead More »

Latest Updates

AI Supporting Decarbonisation of One of the UK’s Largest District Heating Networks

For the first time in the UK, Veolia is using an AI monitoring tool to improve the efficiency of oneRead More »

Latest Updates

PSG and InfraVia Invest in Construction Decarbonisation Platform

Helsinki-based One Click LCA has received €40M of investment from PSG Equity and InfraVia Capital Partners to support the developmentRead More »

Latest Updates

Autumn Budget Wishlist: Decarb and Increasing the Grid’s Capacity

Ahead of the UK Chancellor’s budget tomorrow, Paul Burnett, managing director of Johnson Controls business Asset+, shares his thoughts onRead More »

Blog

UK Businesses Pushing Ahead with Net Zero Targets Despite Government U-turn

The Prime Minister’s controversial move to cut back many of the nation’s net-zero ambitions has received criticism from business leaders,Read More »

Blog

The Future of Carbon-neutral Buildings

The construction industry has a significant role to play in reducing carbon emissions, writes Paul Bullard, Product Director at maintenanceRead More »

Latest Updates

Gas Boilers: Meeting the UK’s 2050 Net Zero Commitments

Paul Burnett, managing director of Johnsons Controls business Asset+, comments on a National Infrastructure Commission forecast that eight million buildings willRead More »

Germany

New Platform Supports ESG by Measuring Decarbonisation Across Property Portfolios

SAUTER and MeteoViva have launched amanteia, a cloud platform that tracks and makes recommendations for decarbonisation of entire real estateRead More »

Latest Updates

Comment: UK Decarbonisation Depends on Skills, Technology and the Supply Chain

Following the Prime Minister’s speech on the UK’s net zero commitments, Jeff House, External Affairs & Policy Director at BaxiRead More »

Denmark

ISS Partners with Watershed to Advance Full-Scope Carbon Reductions

ISS is accelerating its progress towards full-scope net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 by implementing enterprise climate platform, Watershed’sRead More »

Latest Updates

Kimberly-Clark Launches UK Wind Farm with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

Kimberly-Clark is celebrating the official opening of a new onshore wind farm by Màiri McAllan, Member of the Scottish ParliamentRead More »

Latest Updates

Wates Supports Decarbonisation with Electric Fleet Investment

Wates is accelerating plans to decarbonise its commercial van fleet with a major investment to replace 45 small diesel supervisorRead More »

Latest Updates

Qvantum Continues European Expansion

Award-winning Swedish heat pump company Qvantum has added a Netherlands location to the UK and Germany and appointed a managingRead More »

commercial

BDR Thermea Group Strengthens Strategic Partnership with G.I. Holding

Baxi’s parent company BDR Thermea Group is acquiring a 25 per cent stake in G.I. Holding, a market leader inRead More »

Latest Updates

Daikin Europe Expands Heat Pump Range

Daikin Europe has added Altherma 3 R MT, a mid-temperature refrigerant split heat pump replacement for fossil fuel boilers, toRead More »

Latest Updates

Veolia to Showcase Practical Solutions for Climate Change at UK Event

On 12 September Veolia is hosting a new event to raise awareness of ecological challenges including decarbonisation, depollution and theRead More »

Latest Updates

Lloyds Banking Group Lowers Carbon Impact with Ground Source Heat Pump

Mitie has worked with Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), the UK’s largest financial services organisation, to decarbonise the heating of itsRead More »

Best Practice

Best Practices for Navigating Volatile Energy Prices

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, says managing consumption effectively and embracing decarbonisation are becoming business-critical requirements. There are thousandsRead More »

Latest Updates

Mace Joins DfT STARThree Framework as Prime Supplier

The UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) has appointed Mace to its £600 million STARThree Framework for rail and other transportRead More »

Latest Updates

Supporting The AA in Electrifying First Response Vehicles

European EV charging company Mer is assisting The Automobile Association as it decarbonises its business. The AA is switching selectedRead More »

Appointments

Salix Finance Announces New Chief Executive

Salix Finance has appointed Emma Clancy to succeed Annie Shepperd OBE as its new chief executive with responsibility for overseeing deliveryRead More »

Contracts

Integrated Facilities Management Contract

Insurance and pensions services provider Phoenix Group has awarded a new contract to Mitie to deliver integrated facilities management (IFM)Read More »

FM Magazine

Decarbonising the UK Energy System: Options for the Industrial Sector

Ulf Nahrath, Shell’s VP of UK Energy Transition and Infrastructure, looks at the options available for decarbonising the industrial sectorRead More »

Latest Updates

Wates Joins Newly Formed National Homes Decarbonisation Group

Wates has become one of the first members of the newly formed National Homes Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) in a moveRead More »

Latest Updates

Net Zero Week: Reimagining What is Possible

With Net Zero Week underway, David Lloyd, General Manager of Connected Energy Performance at Johnson Controls, says businesses must embrace greaterRead More »

Latest Updates

Accelerating SME Furniture Manufacturers to Net Zero

Made Smarter, the UK government-backed programme helping SME manufacturers in the furniture industry adopt technology, has launched a whitepaper on decarbonisation. DecarbonisationRead More »

FM Magazine

Where are Business Energy Costs Heading in 2023?

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK Limited, explains why efficiency, investment and decarbonisation remain key priorities for businesses nationwideRead More »

Latest Updates

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Awards Decarbonisation Contract

Veolia has been selected to decarbonisation projects at two acute hospitals for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, oneRead More »

Latest Updates

UK Government Hydrogen Boost to Help Kimberly-Clark Towards 100% Green Energy

Three green hydrogen projects which Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government’s HydrogenRead More »

Latest Updates

Mace Plan to Save 10 Million Tonnes of Carbon 

Mace has announced new plans to save 10 million tonnes of carbon associated with buildings and infrastructure it delivers acrossRead More »

Latest Updates

Leading the Way with Sustainable Workspaces

Finnish real estate company Antilooppi has launched POOL, the country’s first carbon-neutral workspace network, to meet growing demand for sustainableRead More »

Latest Updates

Maritime Knowledge Hub Approved for £4.5 Billion Wirral Waters Development

Plans for a £25 million maritime centre of excellence focused on innovation, engineering, R&D, entrepreneurship and training at the heartRead More »

Latest Updates

Carbon Footprint Management from TÃœV SÃœD

TÃœV SÃœD UK has launched a Carbon Footprint Management service to help organisations reduce carbon emissions and ultimately become carbonRead More »

commercial

The Power of Proactivity: Meeting the UK’s Future Business Energy Needs

Future business energy needs will be delivered by a wider portfolio of more sustainable, more circular, and more decentralised alternativesRead More »

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Heat Pumps – Just What is UK Government Policy?

Following comments by Lord Callanan in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Mike Foster, Chief Executive of UK energy trade body EnergyRead More »

Latest Updates

Scalable Carbon Capture Technology Becomes a Reality

Effective carbon capture will no longer be reserved for large-scale operations in heavy industries, after Ingersoll Rand and Aqualung partneredRead More »

FM Magazine

The Implications of the IETF for Energy Intensive Users

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy, considers the grant funding programme for energy intensive sectors introduced by the UK’s IndustrialRead More »

Latest Updates

KanAm Grund Group Chooses MeteoViva Smart Building Control System

Institutional real estate fund and asset manager KanAm Grund Group has installed Meteoviva’s smart building control system at the 45-storeyRead More »

Latest Updates

Alleima Joins Science Based Targets Initiative

Alleima AB has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), UN Global Compact,Read More »

Cushman & Wakefield

Software Identifies Opportunities for Decarbonizing Buildings

Cushman & Wakefield has launched C&W Green Buildings, a proprietary digital software assessment tool that identifies custom decarbonization, retrofitting andRead More »

Latest Updates

EIB and Community of Madrid Agree Financing for Line 11 Metro Extension

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Community of Madrid (CAM) have agreed EIB financing of €554 million of financing andRead More »

Healthcare

Veolia Targeting Carbon Savings at Eastbourne District General Hospital

Veolia has been awarded a £27 million energy management contract to upgrade the 459-bed Eastbourne District General Hospital, part ofRead More »

ESG & Corporate Responsibility

Mitie on Target for 2025 ESG Goals

Mitie’s most recent annual ESG report highlights the progress the facilities management outsourcer has made in incorporating 13 ambitious targetsRead More »

EMEA

Driving Innovation in East Birmingham with Digital Twin Modelling

A ‘digital twin’ which can model and test pathways to clean energy and net zero emissions in East Birmingham isRead More »

commercial

Accelerating the Race to Net Zero

Johnson Controls has announced a collaboration with 3Degrees which helps organisations around the world achieve renewable energy and decarbonisation goals. TheRead More »

Corporate Real Estate

Supporting University Estate Directors with Decarbonisation

SSE Energy Solutions has partnered with The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) in the United Kingdom to informRead More »

COP26

New Scope 3 Emissions Guidance for Net Zero Buildings in the UK

New guidance published by the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) and BAM FM sets out how all carbon sources thatRead More »

Facilities Management

The White Company to Reduce Emissions with Cloudfm

Lifestyle brand The White Company has appointed Cloudfm to manage its 67 sites in the UK and Ireland under aRead More »

Facilities Management

Red Diesel in the UK: Helping Clients with the New Changes

Russel Rhodes, Business Development Manager at Adler and Allan, considers the operating consequences for facilities managers of legislation limiting theRead More »

Facilities Management

Facilities Managers: Sustainability is your job too

Cormac Crossan, Commercial Real Estate Business Development Director at Schneider Electric UK&I, on why sustainability is a function of facilitiesRead More »

Environment

Cloudfm Welcomes UK Net Zero Report

Cloudfm has welcomed a House of Commons Environment Audit Committee (EAC) report that calls for whole-life carbon assessments of largerRead More »

Latest Updates

Schneider Electric and RIB back Industry-leading Carbon Calculator Technology

Schneider Electric- and RIB have partnered with Building Transparency, a non-profit organization that has developed a free and open accessRead More »

Life Safety

Make Do and Mend: Supporting the Environmental Argument Against Demolition

Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, comments on calls from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) forRead More »

Engineering

Johnson Controls Inaugurates OpenBlue Innovation Centre at Global HQ in Cork

Johnson Controls has opened an OpenBlue Innovation Centre in its global headquarter’s building at One Albert Quay in Cork, IrelandRead More »

Latest Updates

Mayoral Summit to Discuss Decarbonisation in the British Isles

SSE Energy Solutions supported by Green TV will host a Mayors’ Leadership Group from 7th to 8th June with participantsRead More »

Latest Updates

Johnson Controls Acquisition of Asset Plus

Johnson Controls has acquired Asset Plus, a specialist provider of energy reduction and zero-carbon measures for the UK public sector.Read More »

Catering

Quorn and Sodexo Launch Novel Carbon Neutral Contract Catering Solution

Meat free brand Quorn has joined forces with leading food services provider, Sodexo, to begin the global roll out ofRead More »

commercial

Monitoring ESG and Wellness in Buildings with AI

A new all-in-one solution from Johnson Controls allows building operators to track key metrics relating to sustainability, occupier health andRead More »

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